as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all
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Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Eighty percent of voters cited corporate profits as a top driver of high drug prices, and 73% blamed executive compensation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Trump has blamed his predecessor for many of the nation’s immigration problems.—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares condemned the breakdown of the already fragile cease-fire.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, condemned the decision not to admit Artan.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Like conventional antitrust enforcers, Lynn faulted these corporate behemoths for overcharging consumers, undercutting their competition, and preventing innovation.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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The audit also faulted oversight by TRUSD and the Sacramento County Office of Education.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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The committee’s volunteers knocked on more than 32,000 doors, made more than 50,000 calls and distributed more than 1,200 yard signs, according to Andrew Kim from the Yes on Measure V Davis ground team.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Arizona State upset Texas in the first game, as Kavan was uncharacteristically knocked around for eight hits and three earned runs across five innings.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Next Generation Action Network, a civil rights organization that has been advocating in favor of Anthony, denounced the racial makeup of the jurors.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The Iranian government denounced Persepolis and successfully lobbied for the film’s removal from the Bangkok International Film Festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Dispraised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispraised. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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